30.681029-88.2441841Mobile Regional Airport (MOB IATA), 8400 Airport Blvd. is the main airport servicing Mobile. Served by American Airlines to Dallas/Fort Worth and Charlotte, Delta to Atlanta, and United to Chicago-O'Hare and Houston-Intercontinental.

Wave Transit System is Mobile's public bus service. The frequency is not the best, generally one bus per hour from about 6 AM to 6 PM Monday - Saturday, but the buses run on time and are reliable. There is later service to about 9 PM on a few routes, but unfortunately no late-night or Sunday service. They can carry a bicycle on a rack at the front of the bus, and there is no extra charge for bicycles. The fares are $1.25 one way ($0.10 for transfers), $3 for an all-day ticket, $10 for a 7-day pass, or $40 for a 31-day pass. Routes and timetables are available online or at the GM&O Transportation Centre (110 Beauregard Street, Suite 104). The Wave has some unusual but interesting quirks; the bus drivers will stop for you at any intersection along their route without a marked stop nearby as long as you're on their side of the road and signal to them with your hand. It is also one of the few transit systems that will give you change on a card redeemable for future rides if you do not have exact fare.

MODA is an electric trolley that serves downtown with 20 stops, available Monday through Friday from 7 AM - 3 PM. MODA fares are $0.50 one-way, with no multi-trip passes available.

30.688966-88.04225911Fort Conde Museum and Welcome Center, 150 S Royal St, ☎+1 251-208-7304. Monday through Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00. Formerly a fort under control of the Spanish, French, and British at various times, Fort Conde serves as the welcome center for the City of Mobile.Free. (updated Apr 2017)

30.4304101-88.1427352Bellingrath Gardens, 12401 Bellingrath Gardens Rd, ☎+1 251-973-2217, toll-free: +1 800-247-8420, ✉bellingrath@bellingrath.org. Daily 8:00 to 5:00. In Theodore, Alabama.; Sixty-Five acre Garden Estate open year around since 1934. Includes the 2004 Top Public Rose Garden in the United States. Admission rates vary, and some packages include a river cruise and guided tour of the Bellingrath Museum Home.(Adults, Children ages 5 to 12, Children 4 and younger)Gardens & Bellingrath Home Package - $21, $13, Free; Gardens-Only Package - $13, $7.50, Free. (updated Apr 2017)

30.681878-88.0152683Battleship Memorial Park, 2703 Battleship Pkwy, ☎+1 251-433-2703, ✉info@ussalabama.com. April through September 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., October through March 8:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m., Open all days except Christmas day.. Tour the WWII battleship USS Alabama and the WWII submarine the USS Drum. Also features a large collection of aircraft and other military hardware.General Admission - $15 (Ages 12 and up), $6 (Ages 6 to 11), and Free (Active duty military), Special Discount - $5 (Active duty military dependent ages 6 to 11 with ID) and $13 (Senior citizens age 55+, AAA member with card, and active duty dependent age 12+ with ID).. (updated Apr 2017)

30.692378-88.0862355Bragg-Mitchell Mansion, 1906 SpringHill Ave, ☎+1 251-471-6364. Tuesday-Friday 10:00-4:00. The Bragg-Mitchell Mansion is a combination of neoclassical and Italian architecture. The house is furnished with antiques and curtains.Adults: $10.00, Children 3–12: $5, AAA: $9.50, Group tours: $7.00 (10 or more). (updated Apr 2017)

30.6896901-88.04186946History Museum of Mobile, 111 South Royal St, ☎+1 251-973-6166. Monday through Saturday 9:00 to 5:00 and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00. Adult - $10.00, Children age 13 to 17 - $7.50, Children age 6 to 12 - $5.00, Children age 5 and under - Free. (updated Apr 2017)

South Alabama Jaguars. Sports teams of the University of South Alabama, competing in 17 NCAA Division I sports (8 men's, 9 women's) as members of the Sun Belt Conference. As with most other large universities, the most popular sports are football and basketball (especially men's), but baseball has historically been very competitive as well. Most of the venues are on campus, with the Mitchell Center (basketball) being the most prominent for now. The football team, however, doesn't currently play on campus; it instead uses Ladd–Peebles Stadium (see immediately below) through the 2019 season. Jaguars football will move on campus with the opening of the new Hancock Whitney Stadium in 2020. (updated May 2019)

30.673042-88.07776441Ladd–Peebles Stadium, 1621 Virginia St, Mobile, AL 36604, ☎+1 251-208-2500. This 40,000 seat stadium hosts college football games such as the Dollar General Bowl in mid-December and the Senior Bowl in late-January. As noted above, it remains the home of South Alabama Jaguars football until the school completes its new on-campus stadium. (updated Apr 2017)

30.6456098-88.11943452Mobile BayBears, 755 Bolling Brothers Blvd, ☎+1 251-479-2327. This baseball team is an AA Affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. Their ballpark, Hank Aaron Stadium, is named for the baseball great who is from Mobile. The 2019 season is the last for the BayBears; the team will move to a new ballpark in Madison, in north Alabama near Huntsville, and change its name to the Rocket City Trash Pandas. (updated Apr 2017)

Celebrate Mardi Gras. The original home of Mardi Gras in the United States, Mobile, has been celebrating it since 1703. The streets of historic downtown are filled with floats, marching bands, and parades for weeks. Mardi Gras must be experienced to be fully understood and Mobile is the perfect place.

Go on a Walking Tour. Historic downtown Mobile can easily be explored by foot. See the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and Scottish Rite Temple, rest under the shade trees in Bienville Square, watch the ships on the Mobile River from Cooper Riverside Park, and grab a bite to eat on Dauphin Street.

Take a Cruise. Carnival Cruise Line operates their Fun Ship "Fantasy" from the port of Mobile. Four- and five-day Western Caribbean cruises.

Dauphin Island, Hwy 193, 23 miles south of Mobile. Sandy beaches, Historic Fort Gaines, fishing pier, campground, bird-watching sites, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Estuarium, and the Isle Dauphine Golf Club are all on the island.